diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb
index 842e8a0049ce775fe95e5fc9999ff7b62de4068e..913f6a334058c227561aa1f39c726a862c2c4658 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/fixtures_test.rb
@@ -587,8 +587,8 @@ def test_only_populates_columns_that_exist
   end
 
   def test_preserves_existing_fixture_data
-    assert_equal(2.weeks.ago.utc.to_date, pirates(:redbeard).created_on.utc.to_date)
-    assert_equal(2.weeks.ago.utc.to_date, pirates(:redbeard).updated_on.utc.to_date)
+    assert_equal(2.weeks.ago.to_date, pirates(:redbeard).created_on.to_date)
+    assert_equal(2.weeks.ago.to_date, pirates(:redbeard).updated_on.to_date)
   end
 
   def test_generates_unique_ids
diff --git a/activerecord/test/fixtures/pirates.yml b/activerecord/test/fixtures/pirates.yml
index abb91101da0bea8dea4b0fe55179373a18c7c7aa..6004f390a4915965dfbfdc18c71ae6625861f800 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/fixtures/pirates.yml
+++ b/activerecord/test/fixtures/pirates.yml
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ blackbeard:
 redbeard:
   catchphrase: "Avast!"
   parrot: louis
-  created_on: <%= 2.weeks.ago.to_s(:db) %>
-  updated_on: <%= 2.weeks.ago.to_s(:db) %>
+  created_on: "<%= 2.weeks.ago.to_s(:db) %>"
+  updated_on: "<%= 2.weeks.ago.to_s(:db) %>"